Senator Shehu Sani has accused Kaduna State Governor, Malam Nasir el-Rufai, of “thinking of removing President Muhammadu Buhari.”

The allegation was made by Senator Sani in an inter­view he granted The Inter­view magazine.

Sani said: “It would be counter-productive for the governor to start thinking of evicting Buhari in 2019 to be the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. El-Rufai should do his job and stop putting his eyes on the Presidency.”

In a statement, the Managing Director/Editor-in-Chief of The Interview magazine, Mr Azu Ishiekwene, he quoted the sena­tor who represents Kaduna Central on the platform of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) as further saying that el-Rufai rules the state like “an emperor.” Sani promised to “give him (governor) war or peace,” whichever he chooses.

They have been at odds for undisclosed political reasons, leading to Sani’s suspension by the state branch of the party.

Also in this edition of The Interview, former military governor of Kaduna State, Colonel Dangiwa Umar, gave his first major interview in 23 years in which he laid in on Governor Adams Oshiomohle; and Peoples Democratic Party chieftains, Chief Edwin Clark and Chief Tony Anenih, calling them “traitors.”

Responding to a question on the fortunes of former President Goodluck Jonathan after he was defeated in March, Umar said: “I compare them (Oshiomohle and co) to insects that cling to flowers. They are attracted by the nectar rather than by the beauty of the flower.

“Governor Adams Oshiomohle, who generously praised Jonathan as a true democrat, suddenly turned into his most virulent critic.”

Umar revealed that during Jonathan’s testy days as acting President, he advised Jonathan to sack his service chiefs, but the former president was too confused and agitated to act. (The AUTHORITY)

•Photo shows Governor El-Rufai.